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Chipotle vs Cava for High-Protein GLP-1 Orders

Chipotle and Cava are both strong build-your-own chains, but they solve high-protein ordering differently. This comparison surfaces the best protein-forward picks from each without forcing a full menu review.

Restaurant

Chipotle

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Chicken Taco-Style Bowl

525 cal · 50g protein

For a lighter taco-bowl feel, order chicken with black beans, fajita veggies, roasted chili-corn salsa, romaine, and cheese; skip rice and chips.

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Chicken Lifestyle Bowl

570 cal · 45g protein

Build a bowl with chicken, brown rice, black beans, fajita veggies, fresh tomato salsa, and romaine. Skip chips and queso.

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Barbacoa Balanced Bowl

560 cal · 37g protein

Build a barbacoa bowl with brown rice, pinto beans, fajita veggies, fresh tomato salsa, and romaine for a fuller meal without chips.

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Steak Salad Bowl

345 cal · 30g protein

Order a steak salad bowl with romaine, black beans, fajita veggies, fresh tomato salsa, and tomatillo-green chili salsa. Leave off the vinaigrette if fat or sodium is a concern.

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CAVA

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Chicken + Rice Bowl

700 cal · 40g protein

Choose the official Chicken + Rice Bowl row from CAVA's nutrition PDF.

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Greek Salad Bowl

580 cal · 37g protein

Choose the official Greek Salad Bowl row from CAVA's nutrition PDF.

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Steak + Harissa Bowl

610 cal · 37g protein

Choose the official Steak + Harissa Bowl row from CAVA's nutrition PDF.

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